Even after wrapping up a 46-year stretch at TTI, Tim Lomax still enjoys the adrenaline rush that comes from finding new traffic challenges, and fixing them.
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15.05.04.I1 High Risk Global Engagements and High Risk International Collaborations
Approved: February 10, 2023 Next Scheduled Review: February 10, 2028 Rule Statement Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) encourages its employees to establish global engagements in the pursuit of mutually beneficial fundamental scientific inquiry, cultural, or educational opportunities. These activities strengthen the academic and research programs and are fundamental to TTI’s mission. This rule applies to […]
TTI Develops Hazmat and Train Derailment Guide for School Districts
TTI recently developed a Hazardous Materials and Train Derailment Emergency Planning Guide for School Districts and Community Colleges to help school district administrators, emergency managers, and safety officers plan for hazmat incident and train derailment emergencies. Hazardous materials are transported through almost every Texas community every day—by road, rail, pipeline, waterways, or air. Places where hazardous materials […]
Episode 51. One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Maintaining our roadway infrastructure demands a varied scientific approach.
America’s roads were built to last, but they weren’t built to last forever. New research is taking a forensic approach to maintaining and repairing our surface transportation infrastructure.
Tim Lomax Retires After 44 Years
After 44 years of service to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), Tim Lomax retired on Feb. 3. A lifelong Aggie who received his bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. from Texas A&M University, Tim has embodied TTI’s mission of saving lives, time and resources across Texas. Learn more about Tim’s career in an article by Texas […]
TTI Researchers Recognized at 2023 TRB Annual Meeting
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers and staff participated in the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 102nd Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, Jan. 8–12. Thousands of transportation administrators, practitioners, policy makers and researchers attended more than 600 workshops, lectern sessions and poster sessions over the five-day conference. TTI’s annual TRB reception, co-sponsored by the Texas A&M […]
TTI’s Bill Eisele Featured in CNBC News Video
TTI Associate Agency Director Bill Eisele was recently featured in a CNBC news video on Feb. 6 about traffic and congestion. According to Eisele, “Just like congestion doesn’t have a single cause, there isn’t a single solution. And for the most part, we recommend more of everything in growing regions, especially where there’s high population […]
Overcoming Barriers: Motorcycle Roadside Safety
Although motorcyclists make up only 3 percent of all registered vehicles, in 2020, motorcyclists accounted for 14 percent of all traffic fatalities in the United States. As these numbers have risen over the years, several state DOTs are taking matters into their own hands to address these issues. In partnership with the Texas Department of […]
Laredo
TTI’s Laredo office is located in the A.R. Sanchez, Jr. School of Business’ Texas Center for Border Economic and Enterprise Development (TCBEED) at Texas A&M International University. Research conducted in the office includes studies at the Texas-Mexico border related to international trade, cross-border transportation, supply chain logistics, technology assessment and implementation, and data analysis. The […]
Laredo Office
Map to the TTI Laredo Office Texas A&M International University Anthony J. and Georgia A. Pellegrino Hall 5201 University Boulevard Laredo, TX 78041 ph. (979) 317-2471 See area on Google Maps. You may move the map view within its frame by dragging your cursor in it. To zoom the view in and out, use the […]
Longtime TTI Leader William R. “Bill” Stockton Honored with TxDOT Road Hand Award
Upon his retirement this month from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) after 40 years of service, former Deputy Director and Senior Research Fellow William R. “Bill” Stockton, P.E., Ph.D., received the prestigious Road Hand Award from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) at a meeting of the College Station City Council Transportation Committee in […]
Episode 50. Bent, But Not Broken: How global supply chains demonstrate post-pandemic resilience.
Most of what we buy and use every day comes to us on cargo ships, which represent essential links in worldwide distribution systems. A global public health crisis reminded us of how important they really are.
TTI’s Aldrete and Dixon Selected as 2021–2022 Regents Fellow Service Award Winners
Two senior researchers from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) have been designated Regents Fellows by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents for 2021–2022. Established in 1988, the award recognizes and honors service, extension and research professionals who have provided exemplary professional service to society that has created large and lasting benefits to […]
Episode 49. At the Intersection of Engineering and Psychology: How a diverse team manages special event traffic.
Big-time athletic events can create big-time roadway gridlock. Experts game out the possibilities to navigate chaos – from the first car in, to the last one out.
Schedule of TTI 2023 TRB Presentations
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and Texas A&M University Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering researchers were selected to present papers at the 102nd annual Transportation Research Board (TRB) meetings this month on multiple topics, ranging from infrastructure and safety, to automated vehicles, economics and the environment. TRB will be held January 8-12 in […]
Episode 48. Uncommonly Deadly: Wrong-way crashes are small in number, immense in devastation.
Wrong-way crashes on high-speed roadways are uncommon, but they’re almost always fatal. Ongoing research is supporting countermeasures to help drivers avoid – or escape — a rare but perilous roadway hazard.
Happy Holidays from TTI
Over the hills and far away, we make travel safe everyday. Happy holidays from TTI!
Episode 47. All Aboard? When unions, management, and Congress dodged a nationwide rail strike.
Rail industry employees and management were at odds for months and on the verge of a nationwide shutdown, until Congress and the White House invoked an arcane 1926 law to settle the dispute in only a few days.
Barry Goodman Inducted into Texas Transportation Hall of Honor
A transformational leader in the Texas transportation industry for more than 45 years, Barry Goodman was inducted into the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor at a reception at the Omni Houston Hotel on September 28. He was recognized for his decades-long career of building effective partnerships to develop, fund and implement innovative transit systems throughout […]
2021
Dennis L. Christiansen Dr. Dennis L. Christiansen, P.E., achieved a 50-year career in transportation leadership and innovation. For over four decades, he served in numerous leadership roles at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, including as Agency Director for 10 years, retiring in 2016 as Agency Director Emeritus. Christiansen conducted groundbreaking research in the areas of […]